Hat-pin fastener and guard.



M. RASMUSSBN. l HAT PIN FASTBNERAND GUARD. APPLICATION FILED DEG. 29, 1910.

1,014,176. Patented Jan.9,1912,

'runl 45 other form of the inner end of the clutch MARTIN RASMUSS'EN, 0F RACINE, WISCONSIN.

HAT-PIN FASTENER ANI) GUARD.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

Application tiled December 29, 1910. Serial No. 599,809.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN RASMUSSEN, a citizen of Denmark, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Fasteners and Guards; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hat pin guards and fasteners.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved constructionof hat pin guard and fastener having an improved means for attaching the same to the pointed end of a hat pin whereby said end will beprevented from catching into other objects or injuring' other" people and whereby the pin will be secured against casual removal and lost from lAnother object is to provide a hat pin y fastener and guard which will be ornamen- Vso tal and attractive in appearance and which may correspondy to the ornamental head of the pin.'

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construct-ion, combination and arrangement. of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a side view of a hat i' l proved fastener and guard applied thereto; Fig.` 2 is a central longitudinal section of the `fastener and guard and the point end of the pin; Fig. 3 is a similar view of the tubular inner member of the device; Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view on the line .4 4 of Fig 2; Fig. 5 is a similar view showing a modified construction of the inner end of the inner member or clutch tube of the fastener; F G is a similar view showing antube and a different form of clutch devices.

In the embodiment provide an outer frame l which maybe of any suitable shape vand formed in any suitable ornamental design, said design preferably corresponding with the design of the head 2 of the pin. In the upper end of the frame 1 is arranged a ring or annular band 3, whilein the lower end of the frame is pin showing my im- 0f the invention I` secured a short inwardly extending guard releasing tube 4.'

Arranged in the frame 1 is a clutch tube or casing` 5 having a tapered inner end 6 andhaving its outer end cut or slitt-ed inwardly to form a series of jewel holding fingers 7 which are adapted to form a crown setting for a jewel or ornamental head 8. In the tube near its outer end is formed an annular bead 9 which I engages' the inner edge of the ring or band 3 o f the frame and holds the tube in position inthe latter.

Arranged/in the inner end of the tube 5 is a pin gripping clutch comprising a series of balls or spherical bodies 10 which engage or rest on the inner end of the tube 4 of the frame andare adapted to be forced inwardly into engagement with the point of the pin when projected through saidtube by the tapered inner end of the' tube or casing 5. Theinner tapered ball engaging end 6 of the tube 5 may be construct-ed to form a series -of* ball'receiving grooves or channels 111 or said tapered end may be circular as Ashown in Fig. 5 of the drawing or of the shape shown in Fig. 6. The balls 10 are held down in operative engagement with the in'- ner end of the tube 4 -by a washer or ball holding plate 12 which may be concaved or provided with a concaved inner surface as shown. In the washer or plate 12 is formed a transversely disposed passage 13 through which the point of the pin passes when engaged with the guard, l

In the outer end of the tube 5 is arranged a closing plate 14 which is held in position by some of the fingers 7 on the outer end of the tube, said vfingers being bent inwardly in an opposite direction to the fingers which form the crown sett-ing for the jewel on the outer end of the guard. Be'- t-ween the plate 14 and the washer 12 is arranged a coiled spring 15 the pressure of which is exerted to= draw the tube outwardly and the tapered inner end of the same into engagement with the gripping balls 10 whereby the latter are forced in,` wardly into tight engagement with the projecting end of the. pin thereby securely hold# ing the guard in position on the poi-nt of the pin thereby preventing the casual lWithdrawing of the pin from the hatand also preventing the sharp point of the pin from catching into any other objects. When it is desired to remove the guard itis simply loo necessary to press inwardly thereon which vaction will disengage the tapered inner end of the tubes from the balls thereby per- 1 mitting the lat-tento disengage and release 5 the pin 'whereupon the latter may be drawn out of the guard. v

In Fig. 6 of the dra ings the clutch tube 5 is shown as having its tapered inner end provided with oppositely disposed substantially rectangular lchannels 16 in which are operatively mounted cylindrical clutch rollers 17 which" are adapted to be forced into engagement vWith and .released from the point of the pin by the movement of the clutch tubeV as hereinbefore described( From the foregoing description taken in vv.connection lv vit-h the accompanying drawings-7 ythe construct on tion V'Will bereadily understood'without requiring a more ext-ended explanation.

Various changes 1n the form, proportion andthe minor details of construction may f beresorted to Withoutv departing `from the .y principlev or sacrificing vany of the advantages of the invention asvdeined in the apgpended claim.`

being and operation of the inven-V Lmnme Having thus described my inventiomwhat yIclaim is: f

A hat pin fastener vantguard comprising a clutch tube having' one end closed, pro- A vided with 'a tapered portion and afreduced cylindrical end, a frame slidably mounted onthe tube at one end and provided at its opposite end with an annular band slidably mounted inthe reduced end of the tube, balls in the tapered portion of the clutch tube, a Washervvit-hinthe tube andbeering on the inner sldes of theballs, and an eX- ypensive spring -in the tubebetvveen its closed end and the Washer, the balls being arranged to permit of the introduction of the pointof the. pin between them the annular band adapted to contact With the balls 'to move them from clutching position.

'In testimony whereof I' have hereunto set my'hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

MARTIN RAsMUssEN.

Witnessesz' l GUY A. BENSON., A. R. JANEonY. 

